Published in 1896, this translation of a classic work of Greek geometry uses modern notation and includes considerable introductory material.

Originally published: Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1931; previously published by Dover Publications in 1963.

This book looks carefully at Archimedes' fundamental advances in the fields of geometry, mechanics, and hydrostatics.

Volume 1 of the first authoritative translation of Archimedes' works into English.

"The book includes introductions, terminology and biographical notes, bibliography, and an index and glossary" --from book jacket.

Translation by Henricus Aristippus, Eugene the Emir, and another anonymous translator.